On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 at 1:40pm, Tim Krieglstein wrote

> The log of amcheck -c looks like this:
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> WARNING: snap1: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
> WARNING: wins4: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
> Client check: 3 hosts checked in 29.156 seconds, 2 problems found
> 
> The disklist:
> snap1 //snap1/iss/ samba
> wins4 //wins4/software/ samba
> sun10   /var/www/       comp-user-tar

*snip*

> It seems to me that amcheck tries to initiate a amanda connection via
> udp. Which doesn't work with windows machines? I would apreciate any
> hints.

The client in your disklist (the first column) for 'doze boxes backed up 
via samba needs to be a *nix box with smbclient installed.  When amanda 
contacts the *nix box, that box will then initiate the smbclient 
connection to the 'doze box.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University